Field- and model-based calibration of polyurethane foam passive
air samplers in different climate regions highlights
differences in sampler uptake performance

J 2020

Field- and model-based calibration of polyurethane foam passive air samplers in different climate regions highlights differences in sampler uptake performance

BOHLIN, Sara Pernilla, Lisa Emily MELYMUK, Kevin Bradley WHITE, Jiří KALINA, Vincent O. MADADI et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Field- and model-based calibration of polyurethane foam passive air samplers in different climate regions highlights differences in sampler uptake performance

Authors

BOHLIN, Sara Pernilla (752 Sweden), Lisa Emily MELYMUK (124 Canada, belonging to the institution), Kevin Bradley WHITE (124 Canada, belonging to the institution), Jiří KALINA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Vincent O. MADADI (404 Kenya), Sam ADU-KUMI (288 Ghana), Roman PROKEŠ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Atmospheric Environment, OXFORD (ENGLAND), Pergamon Press, 2020, 1352-2310

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10509 Meteorology and atmospheric sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.798

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/20:00116497

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117742

UT WoS

000558539100015

Keywords in English

Passive air sampling; Polyurethane foam; Sampling rates; Persistent organic pollutants; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Abstract

V originále

Polyurethane foam (PUF) passive air samplers (PAS) are widely used for measurements of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in large-scale monitoring networks as well as in case studies around the globe. Calibration of PUF-PAS is performed by field-based calibration studies or passive sampler uptake models. Both are typically performed and/or validated in temperate zones, however the sampling rates are more widely applied, including in tropical and polar zones. Here, we present field-based calibration results for MONET PUF-PAS from a subtropical and tropical site (Nairobi, Kenya and Accra, Ghana) based on side-by-side deployment of PUF-PAS and active air samplers (AAS), as well as model PAS uptake from available passive sampler uptake models. By comparing these results with a similar calibration from a temperate site (Brno, Czech Republic), we show that higher ambient temperatures result in higher effective sampling rates for intermediate molecular weight SVOCs (logK(OA) of 7-11) as a result of lower particle-bound fractions, and in lower sample volumes for lighter SVOCs (logK(OA)<7) as a result of a shorter time to equilibrium. This highlights the importance of adjusting passive sampling rates according to site-specific air temperatures. Model-based calibrations provided sampling volumes in agreement with the field-based calibration except for high K-OA compounds, but the source of the discrepancy appears to be the model parameterization of the specific PUF-PAS sampler type rather than temperature-induced differences. Overall, the results suggest that while careful consideration should be taken when extrapolating calibration information from temperate to tropical zones, field or model-based calibrations are appropriate, and greater attention should be given to ensuring passive sampler models are correctly parameterized for the sampling configuration used.

Links

LM2018121, research and development project

Name: Výzkumná infrastruktura RECETOX (Acronym: RECETOX RI)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, RECETOX RI

LM2018122, research and development project

Name: ACTRIS – účast České republiky

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, ACTRIS-CZ

689443, interní kód MU

Name: ERA-PLANET - The European network for observing our changing planet (Acronym: ERA-PLANET)

Investor: European Union, Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials (Societal Challenges)

Citovat

BOHLIN, Sara Pernilla, Lisa Emily MELYMUK, Kevin Bradley WHITE, Jiří KALINA, Vincent O. MADADI, Sam ADU-KUMI, Roman PROKEŠ, Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ and Jana KLÁNOVÁ. Field- and model-based calibration of polyurethane foam passive air samplers in different climate regions highlights differences in sampler uptake performance. Atmospheric Environment. OXFORD (ENGLAND): Pergamon Press, 2020, vol. 238, October 2020, p. 1-10. ISSN 1352-2310. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117742.

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N2  - Polyurethane foam (PUF) passive air samplers (PAS) are widely used for measurements of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in large-scale monitoring networks as well as in case studies around the globe. Calibration of PUF-PAS is performed by field-based calibration studies or passive sampler uptake models. Both are typically performed and/or validated in temperate zones, however the sampling rates are more widely applied, including in tropical and polar zones. Here, we present field-based calibration results for MONET PUF-PAS from a subtropical and tropical site (Nairobi, Kenya and Accra, Ghana) based on side-by-side deployment of PUF-PAS and active air samplers (AAS), as well as model PAS uptake from available passive sampler uptake models. By comparing these results with a similar calibration from a temperate site (Brno, Czech Republic), we show that higher ambient temperatures result in higher effective sampling rates for intermediate molecular weight SVOCs (logK(OA) of 7-11) as a result of lower particle-bound fractions, and in lower sample volumes for lighter SVOCs (logK(OA)<7) as a result of a shorter time to equilibrium. This highlights the importance of adjusting passive sampling rates according to site-specific air temperatures. Model-based calibrations provided sampling volumes in agreement with the field-based calibration except for high K-OA compounds, but the source of the discrepancy appears to be the model parameterization of the specific PUF-PAS sampler type rather than temperature-induced differences. Overall, the results suggest that while careful consideration should be taken when extrapolating calibration information from temperate to tropical zones, field or model-based calibrations are appropriate, and greater attention should be given to ensuring passive sampler models are correctly parameterized for the sampling configuration used.
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BOHLIN, Sara Pernilla, Lisa Emily MELYMUK, Kevin Bradley WHITE, Jiří KALINA, Vincent O. MADADI, Sam ADU-KUMI, Roman PROKEŠ, Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ and Jana KLÁNOVÁ. Field- and model-based calibration of polyurethane foam passive air samplers in different climate regions highlights differences in sampler uptake performance. \textit{Atmospheric Environment}. OXFORD (ENGLAND): Pergamon Press, 2020, vol.~238, October 2020, p.~1-10. ISSN~1352-2310. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117742.

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